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Our beautiful cake the night of our wedding<\/p><\/div>\n

To put it bluntly, our wedding cake was disgusting. It came out of the box in a sad state, and when I tried to move it onto a plate, almost the entire outer layer of frosting peeled off in one piece. Not exactly appetizing.<\/p>\n

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Our wedding cake after a year in the freezer - gross!<\/p><\/div>\n

No one dared to try a slice of the cake so Josh took a forkful and said it wasn\u2019t too bad. He then shoved a bite into my mouth, and the disgustingness was almost overwhelming. The cake, aside from the dry, gritty texture, had picked up various flavors from the freezer and tasted rotten. I couldn\u2019t even get the mouthful down and had to spit it out, much to everyone\u2019s amusement.<\/p>\n

A quick swallow of coffee and a bite of raspberry chocolate mousse cake soothed my taste buds immediately. The chocolate mousse was delicate and light, though rich and flavorful at the same time. The raspberry layers on top complemented it perfectly.<\/p>\n

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Sinfully delicious mousse cakes<\/p><\/div>\n

The other mousse cake, which I think may have had a thin layer of pistachio mousse on top, was dominated by the hazelnut layer. It tasted exactly like a Ferrer Rocher hazelnut chocolate ball; it even had a thin wafer on the bottom to provide a satisfying crunch. Even though I was still full from dinner, I couldn\u2019t resist having two small slices of each cake.<\/p>\n

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Layers of pistachio mousse and hazelnut<\/p><\/div>\n

I recently read <\/a><\/span><\/span>that the Patisserie will soon be closing and am saddened to hear that. I can recall many special dinners that have ended with a box of assorted treats from the Patisserie. The hardest part was choosing which item we wanted, whether it be a fruit tart with a buttery shell, a flaky napoleon, an airy cream puff, opera cake or any version of a miniature mousse cake. No matter what we chose, dinner always ended with a sigh of satisfaction and a big smile.<\/p>\n

Patisserie St. Michel
\n1389 Queen Anne Rd.
\nTeaneck, NJ <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"